re: Bleach 15: Save Yourselves the Trouble, its All Going to be an Illusion in the End

Matsumoto and Hitsugaya aren't the problem, as they only went into Ichi's bedroom once and never saw his family. I did some working out, and this flashback must be happening around 20 years ago, so not long before Ichi was born. Rukia joined the Gotei 1# at some point in the past 12 years, so even though she has met Isshin in the real world she wouldn't have known his true identity.

The 10th Squad Captain has recently died at the time of TBtP, so Isshin must have become a Captain just after that.

As great as TBtP was, I really hope this isn't gonna be a rehash, with Isshin being attacked by an Aizen experiment and fleeing to the world of the living.

re: Bleach 15: Save Yourselves the Trouble, its All Going to be an Illusion in the End

This chapter didn't do much for me, and it felt like it ended after reading just a few pages so I guess that means most of it was filler. I like Isshin and everything but I could swear we've gone through the whole scenario before....

Also, Kenpachi stealing another guys Zanpaktou? Is this why its taken so long for Zaraki to hear its voice?

This chapter didn't do much for me, and it felt like it ended after reading just a few pages so I guess that means most of it was filler. I like Isshin and everything but I could swear we've gone through the whole scenario before....

Also, Kenpachi stealing another guys Zanpaktou? Is this why its taken so long for Zaraki to hear its voice?

re: Bleach 15: Save Yourselves the Trouble, its All Going to be an Illusion in the End

So an asauchi is basically a plain run-of-the-mill sword until a Shinigami pours his reiatsu it over a period of time, making it unique to that character? Right? Meaning Kenpachi stealing a guys asauchi would have no effect on his zanpaktou?

re: Bleach 15: Save Yourselves the Trouble, its All Going to be an Illusion in the End

No, Hitsugaya's case still applies since he's one of those people born once in a generation born with gifted power.

Let me elaborate; a Zanpakuto is created when a Shinigami passes their spiritual energy into an Asauchi. Which means that that power must have already been inside of that Shinigami - it's just most people aren't able to communicate with them, see their form and learn their name until they get sufficiently strong enough to be eligable to learn Shikai. Since Hitsugaya was one of those gifted fellows, he had an encounter with his "power's" form at a young age.